Medical Secretary - Haematology | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

To provide a comprehensive secretarial and PA service to clinical members within the speciality, including coordinating meetings, coordinating clinic preparation, booking clinic appointments, submitting data returns, producing clinic letters, other documents and dealing with patient and GP queries and concerns in a sympathetic and constructive manner.

Educated to A Level or Level 3 Business Admin/IT qualification or equivalent.

Touch typing certificate or equivalent

Secretarial qualification (RSA III) or equivalent experience

Experience of administrative work

Prioritising, planning and organising own tasks

Working within guidelines and developing administrative processes

Customer service and dealing with enquiries in difficult situations

Data entry and producing reports

Experience of IT packages – Microsoft Office

Secretarial and/or administrative including diary management, coordinating and arranging meetings, minute taking and developing templates

Audio typing

Understanding of confidentiality and data protection

Understanding of customer service

Understanding of NHS targets

Ability to work as part of a team

Excellent communication skills including telephone, email and face to face

Ability to organise and manage own timekeeping to schedule and deadlines

Ability to adapt to change

Ability to work under pressure

Ability to store and safeguard confidential documents

Ability to show attention to detail and accuracy

Willing to take on and learn new skills

Accurate and speedy typing and keyboard skills

Good organisational skills

Ability to use own initiative and work autonomously

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on 26th May 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 8th June 2026.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

This advert closes on Tuesday 26 May 2026